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• Briefing|Election, Internet, NSA: Your Friday Evening Briefing - New York Times

  21-10-2016 23:54 via nytimes.com
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  Briefing|Election, Internet, NSA: Your Friday Evening Briefing
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  But the electoral process differs from state to state, and it would be a mammoth and expensive undertaking to attempt in more than one. Mr. Trump campaigned in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and Hillary Clinton encouraged early voters in Ohio. Above ...
  
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• 3 U.S. States Turn Down Russian Requests to Monitor Elections

  21-10-2016 23:53 via nytimes.com
  Some United States officials portrayed the Russian overture as little more than a public relations stunt.
  
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• Trump on Herman Cain's sexual harassment accusers in 2011: They're doing it for fame

  21-10-2016 23:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump has attempted to discredit the women who emerged in recent weeks to make sexual assault allegations against him in part by accusing them of them of seeking "free fame."
  
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• Donald Trump, Somewhat Subdued, Admits He Might Lose Election

  21-10-2016 23:13 via nytimes.com
  At a rally in North Carolina, Donald Trump said he wanted to have no regrets if he lost the election to Hillary Clinton, who was campaigning Friday in Ohio.
  
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• Does Joe Biden want to fight Donald Trump?

  21-10-2016 22:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden didn't pull any punches Friday when he appeared to suggest he wants to fight Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying he wished he could take Trump "behind the gym."
  
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• Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins: Reuters/Ipsos

  21-10-2016 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Maurice Tamman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump has repeatedly called this year's presidential election rigged and has coyly said "I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would accept a Hillary Clinton victory, but many Republicans are less circumspect, according to a new poll. Only half of Republicans would accept Clinton, the Democratic nominee, as their president. Conversely, seven out of 10 Democrats said they would accept a Trump victory and less than 50 percent would attribute
  
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• Debate-Watching With Hillary Clinton’s BFFs

  21-10-2016 22:25 via nytimes.com
  Spending an evening with the candidate’s childhood friends.
  
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• Bill Murray holds court with reporters in White House briefing room

  21-10-2016 22:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Actor and comedian Bill Murray surprised the White House press corps Friday by making an unexpected appearance in the White House briefing room.
  
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• New Jersey Governor Christie told of 'Bridgegate' closures month before - defendant

  21-10-2016 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was told about the lane closures that led to the "Bridgegate" scandal a month before they occurred, a former aide testified on Friday, contradicting Christie's statements that he only learned about them afterward. Bridget Kelly, the governor's former deputy chief of staff, told jurors in Newark federal court she discussed the plan to shut down access lanes at the George Washington Bridge with Christie in August 2013 and again in September as it was ongoing. Kel
  
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• Bridgegate: Christie's career is over troubled waters (again)

  21-10-2016 21:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chris Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, finally broke her long silence about the "Bridgegate" scandal that virtually paralyzed a small town whose mayor was a political rival of the New Jersey governor.
  
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• McMullin surge threatens to squeeze Trump's already narrow path to victory

  21-10-2016 21:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Utah isn't supposed to be a swing state.
  
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• Russian request to monitor vote gets a 'nyet'

  21-10-2016 21:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Louisiana has said "nyet" to a Russian request to send its diplomats to monitor polling stations on Election Day, according to a letter from a state official provided to CNN.
  
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• Trump says he will be happy with his White House bid - whatever the outcome

  21-10-2016 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Emily Stephenson FLETCHER, N.C. (Reuters) - Republican candidate Donald Trump said on Friday that "win, lose or draw," he will be happy he gave his all in the race for the White House, seemingly moving away from his refusal to commit to accepting the result of Nov. 8 election. Trump told a rally in North Carolina he wanted to have no regrets about whether he worked hard enough to win the election and urged followers to get out to vote in large enough numbers to defeat his Democratic rival, Hi
  
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• Trump: How his 'rigged' election claim may be seen by the world

  21-10-2016 21:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  He's claimed the US presidential election is "rigged" and refused to confirm if he will accept the result if he's beaten -- but has anyone else dared to tread the same path as Donald Trump?
  
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• Could Donald Trump Reject the Election Results? Yes. Would It Do Any Good? Nope. - New York Times

  21-10-2016 21:18 via nytimes.com
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  Could Donald Trump Reject the Election Results? Yes. Would It Do Any Good? Nope.
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  It was the most searing moment of the final presidential debate, plastered across newspaper front pages and dominating the cable news: Donald J. Trump's warning that he might not accept the results of the presidential election if he felt it was “rigged ...and more »
  
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• Trump's guilt-free gospel

  21-10-2016 21:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump was ashamed -- contrite even -- as he spoke to Paula White hours after the video of him bragging about groping women was released.
  
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• US destroyer sails in South China Sea to make a point

  21-10-2016 21:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A US Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS Decatur, sailed through the South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation intended to send a blunt message to China.
  
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• Archbishop Tim Dolan: Trump and Clinton prayed together before Al Smith Dinner

  21-10-2016 20:48 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Days after a tense debate where the two leading presidential candidates did not even shake hands, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump came together Thursday night to pray, Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan said Friday.
  
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• Trump accuses Clinton of 'pay for play' in Morocco after email hack

  21-10-2016 20:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump on Friday accused his rival Hillary Clinton of engaging in "pay for play" for accepting an invitation to speak at a Clinton Global Initiative event in Morocco in exchange for a $12 million donation pledge to the Clinton Foundation from that country's king.
  
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• Christie told of NJ 'Bridgegate' closures month before: defendant

  21-10-2016 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was told about the lane closures that led to the "Bridgegate" scandal a month before they occurred, a former aide testified on Friday, contradicting Christie's statements that he only learned about them afterward. Bridget Kelly, the governor’s former deputy chief of staff, told jurors in federal court in Newark that she discussed the plan to shut down access lanes at the George Washington Bridge with Christie in August 2013, and again in September as it w
  
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• Exclusive: U.N. chief mulls future in South Korea where he tops presidential polls

  21-10-2016 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Jean Yoon and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he will return to South Korea in January after heading the world body for a decade to consider what role he can play in the future of his country amid a push for him to run for president. "I understand that there are naturally some expectations from many people in Korea that I should make myself available for a better future of Korea that I am conscious of," Ban, 72, who will
  
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• Christie Aide Testifies She Thought Bridge Lane Closings Were a Traffic Study

  21-10-2016 20:27 via nytimes.com
  Giving her version of events for the first time, Bridget Anne Kelly, the deputy chief of staff to Gov. Chris Christie, said in court the governor had signed off on the plan.
  
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• Could Donald Trump Reject the Election Results? Yes. Would It Do Any Good? Nope.

  21-10-2016 20:06 via nytimes.com
  Should either candidate refuse to accept the outcome on Nov. 8, there are a number of ways he or she could try to change it, but they are nearly all on a state-by-state basis.
  
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• Emails: Clinton campaign stressed about Al Gore before endorsement

  21-10-2016 19:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Before he endorsed Hillary Clinton's campaign, all was not well with Al Gore, her aides said in newly released emails hacked from her campaign chairman.
  
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• Trump seeks to bar personal conduct claims from Trump University trial

  21-10-2016 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorneys asked a U.S. judge to bar accusations about his personal conduct that have arisen during the presidential election campaign, which would include allegations of sexual misconduct, from the upcoming civil trial over Trump University. Students at Trump University claim they were defrauded by its real estate seminars. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, has faced allegations from women that he inappropriately touched them.
  
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• Clinton, Trump roast turns sour

  21-10-2016 19:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  No one would confuse Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for happy warriors.
  
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• In Debate, Hillary Clinton’s Clarion Call for Women Thrills Many

  21-10-2016 18:52 via nytimes.com
  Mrs. Clinton seemed to speak to a new generation of women — and to many young men — by assailing Donald J. Trump over sexual assault and harassment.
  
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• GOP Sen. Roy Blunt on Trump: 'Highly unlikely' voter fraud changes election outcome

  21-10-2016 18:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said in a radio interview Friday that voter fraud is not likely to change the presidential election outcome, despite Donald Trump's insinuation that could be the case.
  
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• In emotional new ad, Khizr Khan asks if his fallen son would have a place in Trump's America

  21-10-2016 18:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An emotional Khizr Khan asks Donald Trump in a new Clinton campaign ad whether his son, a US solider who was killed in Iraq in 2004, would "have a place in your America?"
  
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• Congo security forces killed dozens of anti-government protesters: U.N.

  21-10-2016 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese security services shot, burned, beat and hacked to death at least 48 civilians and reportedly hired thugs to attack protests last month against the extension of President Joseph Kabila's mandate, the United Nations said on Friday. The death toll came from two days of violence in the capital Kinshasa and included four police officers killed by protesters and one other civilian. It was higher than during the 2011 electoral process, the U.N. Joint Human
  
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• George H.W. Bush letter to Bill Clinton suggests there is some grace in politics

  21-10-2016 17:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton posted a letter on Instagram from former President George H.W. Bush to her husband welcoming former President Bill Clinton to the White House, amid increased questions about whether Donald Trump will accept the results of a November election.
  
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• Donald Trump Says He Will Accept Election Outcome (‘if I Win’)

  21-10-2016 17:42 via nytimes.com
  “Of course I would accept a clear election result, but I would also reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result,” Mr. Trump said.
  
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• Trump and Clinton carry campaign barbs into New York charity dinner

  21-10-2016 16:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Amanda Becker and Emily Stephenson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took their acrimonious presidential contest to a charity dinner, where Trump drew boos from the well-heeled audience when his jokes veered well into the jagged terrain of his campaign speeches. The candidates shared the stage Thursday night at an annual white-tie dinner in New York City that raises money for needy children and typically offers White House hopefuls a respite from electi
  
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• Poll: Clinton Won Final Debate; 53% of Republicans Would Accept Election Results - NBCNews.com

  21-10-2016 16:44 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Poll: Clinton Won Final Debate; 53% of Republicans Would Accept Election Results
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  Hillary Clinton won the third and final debate of the 2016 Presidential Election cycle by a 9-point margin over Donald Trump, according to likely voters who watched or followed coverage of Wednesday's face-off. A 46 percent plurality said Clinton won ...
  Donald Trump Says He Will Accept Election Outcome ('if I Win')New York Times
  Media denounce Trump's election answer: How bad is the fallout
  
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• Bitter Candidates Attempt Humor, Trainwreck Ensues

  21-10-2016 15:47
  
  On Thursday night, at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were invited to give some “lighthearted” remarks consisting of jokes and a little humor to lessen the seriousness of the campaign. This quadrennial tradition dates back several years and worked well in 2012 when Mitt Romney and […]
  
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• WikiLeaks: Donna Brazile Shreds Obama Economy - LifeZette

  21-10-2016 15:36 via lifezette.com
  
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  WikiLeaks: Donna Brazile Shreds Obama Economy
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  In an email to Hillary Clinton campaign Chair John Podesta from February 2016, released Friday by WikiLeaks, now-acting chair of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile gave a frank and honest assessment of the Obama economy — and it ...and more »
  
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• GOP congressman on Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she's being nasty'

  21-10-2016 15:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Brian Babin on Thursday defended Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton "a nasty woman" at the final presidential debate, saying "sometimes a lady needs to be told when she's being nasty."
  
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• Polls continue to show tough map for Trump

  21-10-2016 15:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A fresh set of polling out Friday showed Donald Trump continues to face a difficult path to winning the White House in key states -- including being deadlocked in a reliably Republican Southern state.
  
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• Al Smith V: Trump 'took it a little too far' at charity dinner

  21-10-2016 14:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Al Smith V, whose family hosts the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, said Friday that Donald Trump "crossed the line and took it a little too far" with some of his remarks at this year's charity gala.
  
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• Sanders voters look for a path forward in New Hampshire

  21-10-2016 14:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  For supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, many are asking themselves this fall, "Are you selling out if you support Hillary Clinton?"
  
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• She Never Spoke of It to Her Husband. Then She Heard the Trump Tape.

  21-10-2016 14:17 via nytimes.com
  Couples say they are talking to each other about sexism in new ways and revealing assaults that had been buried for years.
  
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• The guilt-free gospel of Donald Trump

  21-10-2016 14:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump was ashamed -- contrite even -- as he spoke to Paula White hours after the video of him bragging about groping women was released.
  
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• Polling safeguards stepped up after Trump's 'rigged election' claim

  21-10-2016 13:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities in Philadelphia will station prosecutors throughout the city on election day to respond to any reports of voter intimidation or other illegal activity after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump claimed that polling might be "rigged" in this mostly minority city. Philadelphia is one of many U.S. municipalities wrestling with how to respond to Trump's call for supporters to "watch" polling places, and corresponding promises from civil rights groups that they will send their own
  
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• Poll: 70 percent of voters want loser to accept election results - Politico

  21-10-2016 13:26 via politico.com
  
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  Poll: 70 percent of voters want loser to accept election results
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  An overwhelming majority of voters — 68 percent — think the loser of the 2016 presidential election should accept the results of the race, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted after the final presidential debate. Just 14 percent ...and more »
  
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• Early voting results promising for Clinton in battleground states

  21-10-2016 12:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There are hints of good news for Hillary Clinton in key battleground states as millions of Americans vote early, according to a CNN analysis of the latest early voting statistics.
  
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• No happy warriors at Al Smith dinner

  21-10-2016 12:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  No one would confuse Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for happy warriors.
  
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• Why women should stay engaged with social media

  21-10-2016 12:31 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Social media gets a bad rap.
  
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• Balancing motherhood and the 2016 campaign

  21-10-2016 12:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twenty-one days to Election Day, the eve of the final presidential debate, and once again I felt like I was choosing between being a bad mom or a bad reporter.
  
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• Briefing|US Election, Mosul, Wells Fargo: Your Friday Briefing - New York Times

  21-10-2016 12:20 via nytimes.com
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  Briefing|US Election, Mosul, Wells Fargo: Your Friday Briefing
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  Could Mrs. Clinton win in a landslide? Those are two questions we're weighing as Nov. 8 approaches. Mr. Trump softened his stance on whether he would challenge the election's results, saying he would not do so if the outcome were clear. He also said he ...and more »
  
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• Poll: Israelis strongly favor Clinton over Trump

  21-10-2016 12:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Almost twice as many Israelis prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, bucking the recent trend of Republican presidential candidates winning more support than Democrats, according to a new poll.
  
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